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INSTRUCTIONS FOR POST OP GASTRIC PATIENTS FIRST 3 WEEKS: First week (Day 1-7) at least 7 days oOnly clear liquids oFruit juices (no fruit nectars, please!) diluted with water, half and half Apple juice oGatorade or Pedyalite (any flavor) oSpecial K protein water  oVitamin water  o       Water  o       Tea (herbal)  oClear broth o Popsicles Second and third week (Day 7-21) Day 7-8: Begin with nonfat drinkable...

Basic Guidelines to follow for your pre.op diet before VSG surgery Your physician and facilitator will set forth a few recommendations before gastric sleeve surgery. You will begin your diet generally two weeks before your surgery. Start by consuming between 1,000 and 1,200 calories per day. You should avoid solid foods, supplementing your diet with protein shakes and other nutritional supplements instead. Because this type of diet can...

Gastric Plication Surgery GPS Procedure (Gastric Plication Surgery) in Mexico Dr.Verboonen is proud to be one of the first surgeons in Mexico to offer a new weight loss procedure called GPS (Gastric Plication Surgery). Gastric Plication Surgery is currently the lowest cost weight loss procedure available! The GPS Procedure involves reducing the stomach volume by imbricating and stitching (plicating) the stomach wall reducing it to the size...

If you are one of the millions of clinically obese individuals facing the prospect of weight loss surgery (some estimates put the number of morbidly obese Americans at 15 million) then the mini gastric bypass probably sounds like the ideal solution. A short, simple and relatively inexpensive form of minimally invasive weight loss surgery typically involving less than 45 minutes in surgery and no more than a two night overnight stay in...

The vertical sleeve gastrectomy is a restrictive form of weight loss surgery in which approximately 85% of the stomach is removed leaving a cylindrical or sleeve shaped stomach with a capacity ranging from about 60 to 150 cc, depending upon the surgeon performing the procedure. Unlike many other forms of bariatric surgery, the outlet valve and the nerves to the stomach remain intact and, while the stomach is drastically reduced in size,...

Gastric Balloon Mexico What is a Gastric Balloon procedure in Mexico? The gastric balloon procedure in Mexico has become a popular alternative to bariatric surgery such as lap-band and gastric sleeve surgery. It is a non-invasive procedure which does not require general anesthetic or an overnight stay at a hospital. The Gastric Balloon is a soft, flexible silicone balloon which can be filled with a saline solution or air. This inflated...